James Franco Man of Many Talents Will Do Docu on The Porn Industry

 by Jamie Peck  http://crushable.com

Artist. Writer. Filmmaker. Masturbator. James Franco is a man of many talents. And now, it would seem that he’s combining two of those talents to make a documentary about the porn industry. Apparently, after making a sex tape with his girlfriend that was not up to his high standards, he realized there’s actually quite a bit of craft that goes into making convincing pornography, and decided he wanted to get up close and personal with how his jerk off sausage gets made.

“I actually am very interested in pornography,” he told Conan O’Brien during a recent appearance. “I mean, I watch it, who doesn’t? I guess nobody’s going to raise their hand, but there are a lot of people here who watch pornography. It’s just a fact. So, I’m interested in it. I’m making a documentary about pornography. There’s this amazing facility in San Francisco, it’s at this old armory. They do everything in house, they build their props in house, it’s an incredible place, so I’m making a documentary about that.”

Armory? Was he talking about Kink.com? Unless there’s another small porn company that’s housed in an armory in San Francisco, that would be the one. TMZ confirmed on Monday that he had, indeed, visited the facilities. For those not in the know, Kink.com is the craziness. They specialize in various types of hardcore BDSM, stuff that would probably make even James Franco blush. They’re also known in the industry to be a decently good place to work for, which is important to a lot of people who want to explore their kinks in a responsible way. Kink.com is a flagship business for one of the most unfairly maligned and misunderstood communities in the world, and I think a behind-the-scenes documentary could certainly go a long way towards demystifying BDSM for people.

It’s not known whether Kink.com will be the sole focus of the documentary, but either way, good on James Franco for including it. But do we think he actually patronizes it? I’m guessing his tastes are embarrassingly vanilla (embarrassing for James Franco, that is). I realize I will probably never be able to prove this, but I have a hunch James Franco is a tender and cuddly lover.